Table 1.

Basic sediment properties for the four benthic process sites, showing average porosity,  % sand and  % clay

Process site	Porosity	% Sand	% Clay	Central point location	Bottom water temp (°C)
Site A (mud)	0.68 ± 0.05	35.02	64.97	51°12.6754N −6°8.0277E	9.56 ± 0.22
Site G (sand)	0.44 ± 0.07	83.21	12.85	51°4.3569N −6°34.866E	9.32 ± 0.09
Site H (muddy sand)	0.55 ± 0.02	76.38	22.85	50°31.3329N 7°2.142E	10.13 ± 0.61
Site I (sandy mud)	0.58 ± 0.05	65.67	34.30	50°34.5557N −7°6.3161E	10.13 ± 0.61

Table based on data from Silburn et al. (accepted, this issue) and Thompson et al. (submitted, this issue)